Französisch Buchholz (), also known simply as Buchholz, is a German
locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of
Pankow.
History
First mentioned in 1242 as ''Buckholtz'' in a document, it became the property of
Frederick William I in 1670. In 1685, after the
Edict of Potsdam, it was formed as a French colony (''Französische Kolonie''), a residence for French
Huguenots. An autonomous municipality of
Brandenburg
Brandenburg, officially the State of Brandenburg, is a States of Germany, state in northeastern Germany. Brandenburg borders Poland and the states of Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony. It is the List of Ger ...
, named ''Berlin-Buchholz'' after 1913, it was merged into Berlin in 1920 by the "
Greater Berlin Act". From 1949 to 1990 it was part of
East Berlin
East Berlin (; ) was the partially recognised capital city, capital of East Germany (GDR) from 1949 to 1990. From 1945, it was the Allied occupation zones in Germany, Soviet occupation sector of Berlin. The American, British, and French se ...
.
Geography
Located in the northern suburbs of the city, but totally surrounded by the territory of Berlin, Buchholz borders on
Buch,
Karow,
Blankenburg,
Pankow,
Niederschönhausen,
Rosenthal and
Blankenfelde. In the north of the quarter is situated the
natural reserve "''
Karower Teiche''", part of the
Barnim Nature Park.
Infos on the NPB official website
Click on "Naturpark", then click on "Region"
Transport
Crossed by the ''S-Bahn
The S-Bahn ( , ), , is a hybrid urban rail, urban–suburban rail system serving a metropolitan region predominantly in German language, German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit syst ...
'' line S8 and by the '' Heidekrautbahn'', it is not directly served by urban railways except for the tramway line 50, that passes through all the quarter. The nearest ''S-Bahn'' stations are Blankenburg and Pankow-Heinersdorf, situated on the lines S2 and S8. Französisch Buchholz is also traversed, at its northern borders, by the Berliner beltway ( A10, known as "''Berliner Ring''"), that is linked to the short motorway A114. The exits n.2 ("Schönerlinder Straße"), n.3 (Bucher Straße) and n.4 ("Pasewalker Straße") serve the locality.
Photogallery
File:Karowerteiche-August-2008-19.png, View of the natural reserve " Karower Teiche"
File:Tram stop Berlin Rosenthaler Str (2010).jpg, Tram stop at Rosenthaler Straße (line 50)
File:FriedhofIX-Feierhalle1.jpg, Feierhalle at the local cemetery
References
External links
Französisch Buchholz official website
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Localities of Berlin
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